Opening an office in the kingdom 
Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) has opened a new unit and a new office in Saudi Arabia. CSM Saudi has been set up to service the needs of its client Saudi Aramco in the areas of energy, oil and gas, training and procurement, but also for further potentials in the kingdom. The... more
Maersk digests KHG
Maersk has finalised the acquisition of KGH Customs Services, a customs services provider based in Gothenburg, Sweden and serving a range of European customers (See ITJ Daily of 8 July 2020). Karsten Kildahl, regional managing director of Maersk in Europe, said: “The integration... more
Remote maritime surveys extended
The classification society DNV GL has finished the world's first in-water remote ship surveys using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The in-water bottom surveys using ROVs were carried out on three separate Wilson ASA-managed vessels, the first having been completed on the... more
Algeciras staying on course 
Many decisions taken these days to secure survival of maritime shipping routes and the concomitant services in gateways in these challenging times are dominated by government measures to contain the outbreak of Covid-19. The Spanish port of Algeciras, an important interface... more
CMA CGM on track in Q2/2020
The Marseille (France)-headquartered CMA CGM reported a noticeable decline in volumes in Q2/2020. Boxes carried during the second quarter of 2020 were down to 4.8 million teu (Q2/2019: 5.5 million teu) or 13.3% compared to the second quarter of 2019. Yet the carrier said in... more
More carriers at the Port of Virginia
New shuttle carriers will be delivered to the Port of Virginia, a deep water port on the US East Coast, to be deployed at the Virginia International Gateway (VIG), which is the port’s second largest terminal and capable of handling the biggest vessels in the Atlantic trade.... more
A milestone in Taranto
With the completion of the head of the Molo San Cataldo almost two months ahead of schedule, RCM Costruzioni of the Rainone group adds another facet to the redesign of the seaport of Taranto, Italy. The project implemented by the Port Authority of the Ionian Sea comprises... more
IMO: much is done, but more to achieve
In its fourth greenhouse study, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) states that in the period between 2008 and 2018, maritime trade grew by 40% and the absolute emissions of greenhouse gases decreased by around 5%. This decoupling was due to the significant... more
New normal in the Port of Montreal
Two weeks after the announcement of the truce agreement reached on 20 August between the Longshoremen's Union and the Maritime Employers Association (AEM), the work in the port is back to normal. The delay accumulated by the work stoppage should be absorbed in about two... more
Niedersachsen Ports with positive surprises
Not all of Lower Saxony's nine sea ports saw a decline in cargo throughput in H1/2020, although total throughput dropped by 11%. All in all, the group of ports handled 24 million t of goods in H1/2020 (27 million t in 2019). Papenburg, Oldenburg and Stade however recorded a... more